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NASA engineers reviewed data from a Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base that took place early 2023-10-09 in their evaluations related to the Psyche launch.
The first stage booster previously supported the missions CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 0.013 kg, mPOWER-a, PSN SATRIA, and multiple prior Starlink missions.
Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Friday, 2023-10-13 at 7:01 p.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX postponed a Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station late 2023-10-08 and prioritized the Falcon Heavy launch of Psyche, postponing the Starlink launch until after Psyche lifts off.
The rescheduled Florida Starlink launch was planned for the evening of 2023-10-13 assuming the Psyche launch occurred as scheduled.
Marlink completed a successful assessment of Starlink on two NYK Line vessels in 2022.
SpaceX has launched 5,000 Starlink satellites since 2019.
The FAA report projected that by 2035 the total number of hazardous fragments surviving reentries each year could reach 28,000 if large constellation growth is realized and Starlink debris survive reentry.
SpaceX has permission from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to grow the Starlink constellation to 12,000 satellites and is seeking international approvals to eventually expand to 40,000 Starlink satellites in orbit.
Sixty Starlink first-generation satellites have a total mass of just over 17,000 kg, while a Falcon 9 upper stage that launched them to LEO has a mass of over 25,000 kg.
SpaceX plans to deploy a version 3 of its Starlink satellites, referred to as Starlink V3.
SpaceX previously planned to launch full-sized Starlink V2 satellites on Starship rather than the smaller V2 mini satellites currently launched on Falcon 9.
The Space Systems Command oversees the Commercial Satellite Communications Office that awarded the Starlink task order.
The Starlink service provided under the $70,000,000 task order is identified as Starshield, SpaceX’s brand name for its military product line.
The U.S. Space Force awarded a $70,000,000 contract to SpaceX for Starlink internet services.
The $70,000,000 award is a one-year task order to SpaceX dated 2023-09-01 for the procurement of Starlink internet services.
Musk was reported to have denied Ukraine’s military access to Starlink during drone attacks on Russian warships in Crimea.
Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Friday, 2023-09-29 at 10:00 p.m. ET from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
SpaceX targeted a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for Friday, 2023-09-29 at 6:39 p.m. ET with three backup opportunities starting at 7:34 p.m. ET and extending until 10:15 p.m. ET.
Booster 1069 previously supported the CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18, and SES-19 missions and had supported five Starlink missions prior to this flight.